Finally we are back in colder climes, mountain streams rush by, snowy mountains appear round every bend, and the air is clean and clear (well until the next truck thunders past us blasting its horn again!). We are back in Turkey but things here are a bit different - the people and the customs all seem a lot more European, oh yes thats because this area is Kurdistan, as we are reminded by almost everyone we meet. We were told a lot of things about this part of Eastern Turkey last time we were here in the country - mostly that it was dangerous and we shouldnt go there, especially on bicycles. The countryside and mountains were beautiful we were told, but full of dangerous terrorists, and the cities wernt much better either. We were particularly
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